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Cultivated varieties are heirlooms from our ancient cultures. A special legacy for our existence!

 Why do we preserve wild and cultivated varieties?

As it was before

For thousands of years, it was natural to breed, store, distribute, exchange and resell new plant varieties.
It was not unusual for the breeding processes to take centuries to adapt the plants to the optimal local environmental conditions and to develop the cultivated seeds we know today from old and interesting varieties.
Well into the 20th century, it was a matter of course for countless farmers and gardeners to work together on agricultural diversity and the preservation of old seeds.

Green Revolution

In the 1950s, however, the "Green Revolution" developed under the pretext of food security, bringing the first high-yielding varieties onto the market. The chemical and seed industries justified this by saying it was to combat world hunger, which is more present today than ever before (according to statistics, one person dies of hunger every 3 seconds).

Green genetic engineering

In the 1980s, “green genetic engineering” was born and began to spread. This involves using laboratory methods to manipulate the genetic makeup of plants. Genetically modified plants have been grown commercially since 1996. Around 12% of the world's arable land is already planted with genetically modified plants.
What was once a harmonious and logically understandable process in harmony with nature is now devastating for humans, animals and nature due to the uncontrollability and unpredictability of “green genetic engineering”.

World market

While in 1985 there were about 7,000 seed companies worldwide, each accounting for about 1% of the world market, by 2013 there were already 10 seed companies controlling 85% of the world market. 95% of today's vegetable seeds in Europe alone come from just 5 seed companies.

Corporate strategies

Well-known seed companies in Europe are Monsanto [Bayer] (USA), Bayer Crop Sc. (D) and Syngenta (CH). The strategies of these companies consist of buying up other companies and developing varieties with high pesticide and fertilizer requirements, so-called "hybrids". Hybrid seeds would show significant changes in their properties when sown again in the second generation. This makes them stand out enormously from the original variety and no longer exhibits any of their previous qualities. This has led to farmers, gardeners and everyone else being completely dependent on the seed companies.
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According to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO), 75% of agricultural diversity has already been lost.
Demonstrations Worldwide
People around the world have already started initiatives and demonstrations to protest against the privatization of seeds.
Due to the monopoly of the global seed market, 10 seed companies now dominate around 85 percent of the global market and decide what we are all allowed to eat.

Saatgut - Beschränkungen

 
Die deutlich zunehmenden Beschränkungen von Pflanzensorten oder sogar Verbote nehmen auch heute noch zu. Nach dem Saatgutgesetz darf Saatgut in EU-Ländern derzeit nur in den Verkehr gebracht werden, wenn die jeweilige Sorte registriert und in einer Sortenliste eingetragen ist. Voraussetzungen für die Eintragung von Sorten sind „Gleichmäßigkeit“, „Stabilität“ und sie müssen eindeutig „unterscheidbar“ von bereits eingetragenen Sorten sein, d. h. wirtschaftlich (die sogenannten DUS-Kriterien [englisch]). Geschmack, gesunde Zutaten und Abwechslung spielen keine Rolle.
 
Sorten, die durch das „Sortenschutzgesetz“, den „Patentschutz“ oder als „biologisch patentierte Hybridsorten“ geschützt sind, sind nicht mehr Allgemeingut. Diese dürfen von Personen nicht mehr für eigene Zwecke verwendet oder vervielfältigt werden.

Bedrohte Gemüsearten

 
Durch diese Ausrichtung der Konzerne, die viele noch nicht kennen, sind neben unseren heimischen Tierarten und Wildpflanzen auch unsere geliebten Gemüsesorten und Bauerngartenblumen vom Aussterben bedroht. Erzeugt wird das durch das "säubern" der Natur, die Industrielle Landwirtschaft und den Einsatz von Pflanzenschutzmitteln, sowie durch die Brandschutzverordnungen die ganze Gebiete aufgrund von Feuerangst roden lässt. 

Unserer Beitrag zur Änderung

 
Angesichts dieser Situation ist es für uns eine absolute Notwendigkeit, alte Wild- und Kultursorten eigenständig zu erhalten und über unsere Website oder durch Marktbesuche zu verbreiten. Auch Informationen über unsere Situation öffentlich zu teilen ist uns sehr wichtig, weil dies die Grundlage zur Änderung ist. Nur wenn wir von Missständen Wissen, können wir sie beseitigen. Wir motivieren und geben Menschen die Möglichkeit Eigenständig ihre Nahrungsmittel nachhaltig selber anzubauen und unterstützen sie dauerhaft mit vermehrungsfähigen Saatgut, Setzlingen und Gemüse. 
Seeds for your garden
Interesting open pollinated and reproducible varieties
White Cabbage Wädenswiler [Brassica oleracea convar. capitata]
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White Cabbage Wädenswiler [Brassica oleracea convar. capitata]

The biennial 'Wädenswiler' white cabbage forms finely layered, firm heads with a strong and mild, typical white cabbage flavor. Traditional...
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<tc>Kale Halbhoher Grüner Krauser [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]</tc>
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Kale Halbhoher Grüner Krauser [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]

The biennial kale 'Halbhoher Grüner Krauser' is a vitamin-rich winter cabbage with a strong and delicately spicy taste. This variety...
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€6.000,00 EUR kg
  • 0.5g - 120 Seeds
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Chinese Cabbage Granat [Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis]
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Chinese Cabbage Granat [Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis]

The annual Chinese cabbage 'Granat' is a strong and aromatic variety with long, slender and closed heads. The firm leaf...
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€6.000,00 EUR kg
  • 0.5g - 150 Seeds
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Asian Mustard Vegetable Tokyo Bekana [Brassica rapa var. japonica]
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Asian Mustard Vegetable Tokyo Bekana [Brassica rapa var. japonica]

The biennial Asian vegetable 'Tokyo Bekana' is a fast-growing Asian cabbage variety with loose heads, green leaves and distinctive white...
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€1.500,00 EUR kg
  • 2g - 650 Seeds
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<tc>Asian Mustard Salad Golden Streak [Brassica rapa var. japonica]</tc>
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Asian Mustard Salad Golden Streak [Brassica rapa var. japonica]

The biennial Asian lettuce 'Golden Streak' has strongly feathered leaves with a mild and spicy taste and the typical mustard...
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  • 2g - 650 Seeds
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<tc>Asian Mustard Salad Red Giant [Brassica juncea]</tc>
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Asian Mustard Salad Red Giant [Brassica juncea]

The biennial Asian lettuce 'Red Giant' is winter hardy and develops large red leaves with a cress-like, mustard-hot and spicy...
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€1.500,00 EUR kg
  • 2g - 650 seeds
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